Have Claude sort mail and draft meeting prep
A writer used Claude to clean up email, surface key messages, and generate recurring briefings for upcoming meetings.
- What they did
- A Fortune writer spent about a month using Dispatch with Claude. The setup linked the mobile Claude app to Claude Desktop, while Cowork handled the work on a computer left running for the task. From their phone, they asked for email summaries, a shortlist of the important messages, and a brief for the next meeting on their calendar; they also created a repeating morning briefing, and Dispatch could carry on with follow-up questions.
- How it went
- The inbox felt much less crowded, and the right emails were easier to spot. It also handled meeting prep from a lunch line. The workflow broke with Shortcuts and when they tried to move screenshots outside the Claude app, and sometimes it moved more slowly than doing the work themselves.
- Tips
- Use it in read-only mode first, and make sure anything that sends, deletes, or changes calendar items waits for approval. It requires a $200/month Max plan plus a laptop that remains awake, unlocked, and open with the app running.
Try it yourself with Claude Cowork
Set up [Claude Cowork/Dispatch] to help with my inbox and calendar. Review the email I received during the last [time period] and give me a short digest of the messages that matter, plus anything that needs a reply, a decision, or follow-up. Then look at my calendar for [today/tomorrow] and write a prep note for each meeting with the attendees and any useful context from related emails. Make this a daily morning briefing at [time]. Do not send, delete, reply, or edit anything yet; stop and ask for my OK before any action that would change an email or calendar item.
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